"So now, Han Fengxue has actually taken control of the four great elements of gold, earth, lightning, and water, and has also devoured the authority of those three demon lords. He is currently the most powerful deity in the negative plane."
Wan Yihua's words not only stunned Wan Qianxin but also weighed heavily on the hearts of the other Immortal Venerables.
"When I was exploring the negative plane, I sensed the will of Han Fengxue's authority clashing with the wills of those three demon lords. It's clear that the supreme god of the demon race is now in internal strife.
Han Fengxue controls the authority of the earth element and should have sensed my arrival. However, he did not casually erase my will. Instead, he openly allowed me to witness.
He is very confident. He is not afraid of me discovering his plans. What he intends to do is also aboveboard: to devour the other demon lords, unify the negative plane himself, control the supreme authority of the entire negative plane, become the supreme demon lord, and the only deity.
Perhaps even… transcendence."
"Father, I know what transcendence means. You've told me before, but can Han Fengxue truly achieve transcendence by doing this? If he transcends, will our positive plane be doomed to defeat?" Wan Qianxin asked anxiously.
"His devouring of the wills of other demon lords and becoming the sole deity of the negative plane is certain. As for whether he can achieve transcendence, no one can say for sure, as Han Fengxue is the first person to walk this path.
If he transcends, then everything is over. The five of us Immortal Venerables, along with the entire positive plane, will be annihilated.
If he cannot achieve transcendence, then it doesn't matter. It makes no difference whether one person controls the authority of the seven elements or seven people control it. He still cannot do anything to our positive plane."
"Then are we just going to watch like this? Watch Han Fengxue devour the other demon lords, watch him achieve transcendence? Do we have no chance?"
"Our chance lies with Wan Lei."
"Wan Lei?" Wan Qianxin frowned, confused.
"The Gate of Transcendence is controlled by Wan Lei. We cannot open it. Wan Lei is the protagonist of this era. Whether he can defeat Han Fengxue and preserve the positive plane depends entirely on him. Although he is already at the Golden Immortal realm, it is still too slow. He needs to hurry, hurry up, while Han Fengxue is already very fast.
The only thing we can do is for the five of us to act together, unleash the Great Universe Dust refinement, and refine the negative plane.
Of course, relying on just the five of us, without the two Immortal Venerables Lei and Feng, we certainly cannot refine it. However, it can still serve as a delay.
It will force Han Fengxue to divide his attention to deal with us, slowing down his speed of devouring the other three demon lords. The rest depends on Wan Lei."
Wan Yihua's words left Wan Qianxin in silence, unsure of what to say.
Suddenly, the five Immortal Venerables all stood up.
"Qianxin, what I told you today, find an opportunity to tell Wan Lei. Tell him that time is running out.
We are leaving now. In the days to come, it will be difficult for us to look after the positive plane. You must be extra careful yourselves."
"Alright, Father. You go ahead."
Wan Qianxin watched the figures of the five Immortal Venerables disappear, feeling lost.
Lei Feng, Lei Sheng's cave abode.
"Old Ancestor, I have already reached the Golden Immortal realm. The next step is to become a Sage. Do you have any good suggestions or directions?" Wan Lei sat cross-legged on a cushion, looking at his ancestor and asking humbly.
"Become a Sage? You've only broken through a few days ago, and you're already thinking about becoming a Sage?" Wan Qingyi smiled and glanced at Wan Lei.
"Why wouldn't I be anxious? At least I should know the path to take and the direction to strive for."
"That's fine. The Immortal Venerables value you so highly, it's only natural for you to improve quickly.
First, you need to know what a Sage is. The title of Sage was originally used by the common people to address the Heavenly Venerables.
The Heavenly Venerable was the first to break through to the Sage realm. He saved the human race, drove away the divine race, and rescued the masses from dire straits. People then respectfully bestowed upon him the title of Sage.
That's how the Sage realm came to be.
To condense the destiny of heaven and earth, protect the subjects, overcome obstacles, and shield them from wind and rain, one truly deserves the title of Sage. Sages are also the highest peak that cultivators can reach.
However, your goal is not just to be a Sage, but to be an Immortal Venerable."
"Old Ancestor, to become an Immortal Venerable, must one first become a Sage? I always thought that Immortal Venerable was not a cultivation realm. One needs to cultivate to the Three Yang Sage realm to break through and become an Immortal Venerable.
Immortal Venerable is more like an authority, a will, and has nothing to do with cultivation."
"Then you've asked a very pertinent question. Since Immortal Venerable and Sage have absolutely nothing to do with each other, why did the three Unique Gods, in order to make their five subordinates energy unique gods, exhaust their hearts and minds, and even let the divine race invade the immortal realm to temper them into Sages, and then annihilate their flesh, souls, and true spirits, so that they could become energy unique gods?"
"What? The Immortal Venerables became energy unique gods under the secret manipulation of the three Unique Gods?"
"Yes, but outsiders don't know about this. The three Unique Gods were not so kind. They cultivated them into energy unique gods in order to devour their wills and thus devour the authority of energy.
Let's not talk about that. To become an Immortal Venerable, one must first become a Sage, which is essential.
Because to become an Immortal Venerable, one must first annihilate everything about oneself, and then use one's true spirit to integrate into the energy, making one's will the will of the energy.
Only after becoming a Sage can the sublimated true spirit bear and fuse with the will of the energy. Even if you are in the Golden Immortal realm, or a semi-Sage, it's not possible.
When you and Xiao Yu become Sages, I think the first thing the Immortal Venerables will do is kill the two of you, annihilate your souls and bodies entirely, and let your true spirits fuse with the energy."
"This… this is that terrifying?" Wan Lei was greatly shocked, never expecting that to become an Immortal Venerable, one would first have to die.
"Of course. I was used as a guinea pig for experiments.
In these fifty thousand years, I have also been annihilated by the Immortal Venerables several times, trying to fuse with energy, but all failed. Later, they resurrected me.
Perhaps because I knew I would be resurrected, I lacked the will to face death and then live."
After hearing Wan Qingyi's words, Wan Lei looked at him with pity and said meaningfully,
"Old Ancestor, no one has any experience in becoming an Immortal Venerable. The three Unique Gods were born origin deities. The five Immortal Venerables were also annihilated by the three Unique Gods. I think it was more like a fluke that they became Immortal Venerables.
Have you ever thought that there might be other ways to become an Immortal Venerable? Did the demon lords of the negative plane, before becoming demon lords, all go to their deaths one by one?
I have checked the information. At the very least, Han Fengxue became a demon lord by successfully integrating his will, without dying at all, except for being killed by the Golden Immortal Venerable once in the positive plane."